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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which character promises to secure a steady job for Pinkie when she expresses the desire to get one?
2. After the femme fatale in "Monkey Junk" falls for a man based on his possession of a particular object, what does he do?
3. The residents of Eatonville make fun of Old Man Anderson because he has never laid eyes on what type of object?
4. What element does the narrator name as the only thing Sykes had brought to his marriage?
5. The narrator of "The Eatonville Anthology" states that Tippy has been sentenced to die a total of how many times?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Bertha and who pays her rent at Ma Turner's boarding house?
2. What is Hurston's message regarding the phenomenon of May-December marriages in the story entitled "Under the Bridge"?
3. How does Muttsy make his living in the story named after him in Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick?
4. How does Sykes meet his demise at the end of the story entitled "Sweat"?
5. From what location does Pinkie hail and why is this fact significant?
6. Who is Ma Turner, according to the story entitled "Muttsy" and other stories?
7. What sort of reaction do females of all ages have to Mandolin once he reaches New York City?
8. What is ironic about the act Muttsy takes in order to express his intention to marry Pinkie?
9. What is the plot of the very brief story entitled "Possum and Pig"?
10. Who is Daisy Taylor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Hurston's message about the relationship between poverty and racism within the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick?
Essay Topic 2
In what way does Hurston utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.
Essay Topic 3
What is Hurston’s message regarding the connection between anger and productivity and what tools are used within Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick in order to get this message across to the reader?
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